Garment fastener and supporter.



H. K. WALKER. GARMBNT FASTBNBR AND SUPPORTBE. APPLICATION FILED 00122,1907.

Patented Ju1y13,1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY K. WALKER, OF KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS.

GARMENT FASTENER AND SUPPORTI-1R.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY K. WALKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kankakee, in the county of Kankakee and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment Fastenersand Supporters, of which the follow ing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in garment fasteners andsupporters, and the object is to provide a device for closing theplacket of a skirt and at the same time for catching the skirt to thewaist of the garment to prevent sagging or slipping of the skirt, and atthe same time prevent the waist .from slipping up, causing both garmentsto be held neatly and firmly.

The invention relates to certain novel fea tures of construction andcombinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and pointedout in the claim.

In the accompanying` drawings Figure l is a perspective view showing theinvention applied on the inside of a skirt; Fig. 2 is a sectional viewon the line 2 2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view onthe line 3H?) of Fig. l, and Figs. 4 and 5 are views of each side of oneof the fasteners and supporters.

A represents a plate, preferably of sheet metal, having hook members l,l formed at the upper edge thereof and bent over and extending down tothe lower edge of the plate. I-Ioles 2, 2 are formed in the plate forsecuring it to the band of the skirt, and a. hook member 4 is formed atthe other end and bent toward the opposite side from the way the hookmembers l, l are bent. At or about the center of the plate is a tongue 5cut therefrom, which is adapted to enter the band of the skirt, whichtogether with holes 2, 2, which are adapted to receive the thread forsecuring it to the waist band, afford additional securing means for thefastener.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 2, 1907.

Patented July 13, 1909.

Serial No. 395,553.

The plate on the opposite side of the placket is made similar to thefastener and supporter just described with the exception of havinginstead of the hook member 4c an opening G formed at the end of theplate, in which the hook member 4 is received, whereby the placket isheld closed. After the fastener is secured to the skirt band the hooksl, l are adapted to pass over a tape at the bottom of the waist therebypreventing the skirt from sagging or slipping, and also holding thewaist securely in its place. These hooks could entereyes secured to thewaist instead of hooking over the tape at the bottom of the waist.

It will be seen that I have provided an article which is cheap tomanufacture, simple in construction, and which not only retains theplacket in a closed position, but also affords a means for holding' thewaist of the garment in position as well as the skirt.

Having fully described my invention, what I desire to secure by LettersPatent is A garment fastener and supporter, comprising plates adapted tobe fastened to opposite sides of the opening of a garment, tonguesformed on the plates, hooks on the plates on the opposite side from thetongues for retaining the garment in position, a hook formed at one endof one of the plates adapted to enter an opening in the end of the otherplate for connecting the plates together, said tongues projecting towardthe connecting ends of the plates and adapted to enter the band of thegarment for drawing the band together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY K. VALKER.

lVitnesses:

WV. J. Bnoon, S. LILLIAN TRACY.

